Hey guys, what kind of watch does Noodles wear in Once Upon a Time in America? He wears at least 2 watches, 1 during Joe's murder in Detroit and another one throughout all the movie in Peggy's whorehouse/dinner/opium den scene...always wondered what's the brand, they both seem Cartier Tank Louis... any clue?

I suppose Leone did write a note saying that Time was one of the essential elements of the film but all the Cartier Tank Louis watches I've seen have the name Cartier shown prominently, Roman numerals, and a fancy border between the numerals and the centre of the dial.

e.g.

Noodles 1933 watch

Has a square dial, ordinary numerals, no obvious brand name, a rather bland face and a small second hand area.

Noodles 1968 watch

A round dial and no obviously visible brand name

Great, btw what's the brand in your opinion?Clearly not Cartier, but isn't Tank Louis very similar to Noodles' one (except for the ordinary numerals)?

Then, can you see if the dial's gold or silver, and the strap black or brown?

One last thing: could you please post the other Noodles' watch (Detroit shootout scene)?That seems gold dial and black leather strap (with yellow display too)... is it correct?

1. Do you agree JLC Reverso (i'm buying it in 1 week) is the closest watch to Noodles' one?

2. Then, maybe you can zoom ti better to see more clearly.. is it brown strap with gold dial or black strap with silver dial? Can't say it, isn't it black/silver at Deborah date and brown/gold throughout the rest of the movie (opium den/ratting/beginning/etc.)?

Pretty certain that the first watch is a 1930's Art Deco Rotary watch - they were very popular in the 1930's especially in the UK I'll have a look at the 1960's watch and report back - also in case your interested the lighter De Niro uses to light Max's cigar is a Dunhill😉👍

Pretty certain that the first watch is a 1930's Art Deco Rotary watch - they were very popular in the 1930's especially in the UK I'll have a look at the 1960's watch and report back - also in case your interested the lighter De Niro uses to light Max's cigar is a Dunhill😉👍